Diamagnetic Levitation
By Ronald Pelrine
Known since the 1930s, a simple technique for suspending objects magnetically is just now finding practical application
This Article From Issue
September-October 2004
Volume 92, Number 5
Page 428
DOI: 10.1511/2004.49.428
The ability of magnets to exert forces on one another without touching intrigues most children—and more than a few adults. It is a short step from pondering this curious phenomenon to wondering whether the force from one magnet could be used to levitate another, seemingly in defiance of gravity.
Courtesy of Andre Geim, University of Manchester.
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